Community Partnerships for Older Adults: A Case Study

Over the past several decades, federal policy has made states and communities increasingly more responsible for providing long-term care for older adults. The Community Partnerships for Older Adults, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, saw this as an opportunity to explore new,...

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Published in:Families in society 2005-07, Vol.86 (3), p.411-418
Main Authors: Bolda, Elise J., Lowe, Jane Isaacs, Maddox, George L., Patnaik, Beverly S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community based programmes
Community Organizations
Community Services
Community support
Elderly
Elderly people
Long Term Care
Long term community care
Older people
Organizational learning
Partnerships
Service Learning
Social capital
Social Work
Support services
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Summary:Over the past several decades, federal policy has made states and communities increasingly more responsible for providing long-term care for older adults. The Community Partnerships for Older Adults, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, saw this as an opportunity to explore new, sustainable ways to meet current and future needs for community-based long-term care. This initiative focuses on collaborative organizational partnerships, a distinctive philosophy of teaching and learning through the exchange of experience between communities, and program learning focusing on known factors promoting organizational sustainability Using principles that emphasize the development of social capital and collective efficacy, the authors present a case study of the early experiences of this initiative to address the challenges inherent in meeting the growing supportive service needs of older adults. The implications of this multisite community intervention for social work education and practice in aging are discussed.
ISSN:1044-3894
1945-1350
DOI:10.1606/1044-3894.3439